Honoring the "Big Red One"

AUTHOR(S)

Del Marcus, Jonathan

PUB. DATE

May 2005

SOURCE

Soldiers;May2005, Vol. 60 Issue 5, p46

SOURCE TYPE

Periodical

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

Reports on the First Division Museum located in Wheaton, Illinois. Memorial for soldiers who fought in the first American offensive victory of World War I; Features of the exhibits in the experiential section of the museum; Set-up of the D-Day theater as a mock-up of a World War II landing craft.

Reports that the Roundhouse, the former steam-engine repair shed, has announced plans to reopen as a major arts venue in London, England. Aim to provide a dedicated home for physical theater and contemporary circus performance; Details and different structures that will be constructed on the site.

The article features the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota, Florida. The museum consists of an internationally-renowned art collection, the Ca d'Zan mansion and Circus Museum. It has opened the Historic Asolo Theater which will start daily showings of "The Life and Times of John...

Reports on the opening of the Shaw Center for the Arts in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Claim that it is designed by Schwartz/Silver Architects of Boston and houses the Louisiana State University Museum of Art, a multipurpose theater and a rooftop restaurant; Suggestion that the aluminum-and-glass...

This article reports on the opening of the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. The Ikeda Theater, the largest of the four theatres inside the center, which officially opened for business in September 2005. Now in full operation, the center houses theatre spaces, art galleries and art studios. The...

The article presents information on a summer performing arts park called Cain Park that is owned and operated by the city of Cleveland Heights in Ohio. Cain Park has two outdoor theaters--Alma Theater and Evans Amphitheater--and the air-conditioned Audrey and Harvey Feinberg Art Gallery. The...